* Asian shares and commodities recovered on Wednesday as a
sharp sell-off over the past two sessions lured bargain hunters,
with sentiment bolstered by positive American corporate
earnings and data supporting the case for ongoing U.S. monetary
stimulus.

* U.S. stocks jumped more than 1 percent on Tuesday, a day
after their worst decline since November, as gold prices
rebounded and earnings from Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson
improved the outlook for first-quarter results.